Helpful Tips

One of our goals at Personal Touch Landscape is for our customers to have the most attractive and healthy properties possible. This page is available to provide you with helpful tips to assist you in achieving this goal.

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Post-emergent Broadleaf Weed Killer should be applied earlier in the month or in late February.
(apply when temperature is above 70 during daytime)

Look for Grub Worms from March through August.
Visible lawn grub damage can be seen from late summer to early fall. Look for irregular brown patches of lawn that peel away easily from the soil, like carpet.

Install Mulch in landscaped areas.
Mulch not only makes your landscaped areas more attractive but it also provides protection for the plant’s root system, retains moisture, and keeps the soil cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

Look for Grub Worms from March through August.Visible lawn grub damage can be seen from late summer to early fall. Look for irregular brown patches of lawn that peel away easily from the soil, like carpet.

De-thatch and core-aerate if needed. This needs to be performed when grass is actively growing.

Water daily for first week and then twice a week.

Look for Grub Worms from March through August.Visible lawn grub damage can be seen from late summer to early fall. Look for irregular brown patches of lawn that peel away easily from the soil, like carpet.

Keep an eye out for Chinch Bugs during June, July, August and September.Watch for expanding, irregular patches of dead or stunted grass surrounded by a halo of yellowing, dying grass. These islands of dying grass tend to increase in size and merge as insect numbers increase. Damage can develop rapidly, especially in sunny locations during hot, dry weather.

Look for Grub Worms from March through August.
Visible lawn grub damage can be seen from late summer to early fall. Look for irregular brown patches of lawn that peel away easily from the soil, like carpet.

Keep an eye out for Chinch Bugs during June, July, August and September.Watch for expanding, irregular patches of dead or stunted grass surrounded by a halo of yellowing, dying grass. These islands of dying grass tend to increase in size and merge as insect numbers increase. Damage can develop rapidly, especially in sunny locations during hot, dry weather.

Look for Grub Worms from March through August.
Visible lawn grub damage can be seen from late summer to early fall. Look for irregular brown patches of lawn that peel away easily from the soil, like carpet.

Keep an eye out for Chinch Bugs during June, July, August and September.Watch for expanding, irregular patches of dead or stunted grass surrounded by a halo of yellowing, dying grass. These islands of dying grass tend to increase in size and merge as insect numbers increase. Damage can develop rapidly, especially in sunny locations during hot, dry weather.

Look for Grub Worms from March through August.
Visible lawn grub damage can be seen from late summer to early fall. Look for irregular brown patches of lawn that peel away easily from the soil, like carpet.

Keep an eye out for Chinch Bugs during June, July, August and September.Watch for expanding, irregular patches of dead or stunted grass surrounded by a halo of yellowing, dying grass. These islands of dying grass tend to increase in size and merge as insect numbers increase. Damage can develop rapidly, especially in sunny locations during hot, dry weather.

Apply Fungicide for brown patch after first cold front. (may need to be applied in August)

Pre-emergent Weed Preventer for broadleaf weeds needs to be applied around the middle of the month.

Prepare your lawn for winter by applying a “Winterizer” fertilizer in October and/or December.

Install Mulch in landscaped areas.Mulch not only makes your landscaped areas more attractive but it also provides protection for the plant’s root system, retains moisture, and keeps the soil cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

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